Year: 2018

Don Fletcher

Blue Devils look sharp in preseason tune-up
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Although the final score was reason enough to bring a smile to Escambia County High Coach Rico Jackson’s face, it was the way his team went about posting that score that brought the biggest smile. “They played hard; they competed,” said the ECHS coach after his varsity team downed T.R. Miller 16-7 in the first half of Friday’s preseason contest. “T.R. Miller scored first,…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago
The value of  town hall meetings
No one can deny that the political climate in our country today is pretty divisive. Protests and outbursts are becoming more and more common. This shouldn’t be a huge surprise when you consider that a certain group now considers themselves “the resistance.” Given the volatile condition of our politics today, many Members of Congress are no longer hosting town hall-style meetings to meet with their constituents. These events have become…
by Submitted Article access_time6 years ago
EA wins big over Snook
By PAOLO GORME News Sports Writer This past Friday, August 24, Snook Academy of Foley visited the Cougars of Canoe. The night ended with the Escambia Academy Cougars cruising to an easy 63-0 win. EA did not have many offensive possessions but racked up 289 total yards of offense. One of the staggering stats from the game is that the ferocious Cougar defense held the Eagles to -47 yards of…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
Court docket set
News staff report The Twenty-First Judicial Circuit Criminal Docket, September 10 through September 21, has been set, Bert W. Rice, Presiding Circuit Judge. Courtroom One Christina Daniels, TOP/deception, att-CS crime; Roger Anthony Dixon, att-murder; James Larry Johnson, capital murder; Lamarlen Hixon, felon in poss. firearm; Christoper Burtram, sodomy 1st; Jim Jones Smith, att-CS crime; Michael Ray Jackson, TOP/fraud.leasing; Cameron Ray Cosby, TOP; Tonya Yvonne Lee, TOP/fraud.leasing; William Gipson, UPCS; Fred…
by Atmore News access_time6 years ago
APL offering mobile hotspots
Other new programs under way By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore Public Library is gearing up for an exciting September, with new offerings that address some of the needs of library patrons of all ages. The upcoming month will feature the availability of new technology for children and adults, as well as the resumption of a popular children’s program and the addition of a “book club” for adults who…
by Don Fletcher access_time6 years ago